Inspired by Katherine Sokolowski's post at Read, Write, Reflect (@katsok), I'm choosing a single utterance to focus my New Year's Resolutions this year: "A-B-C."
A-B-C stands for "Always be Clearing."
I first heard of ABC in Real Simple magazine. It popped up in an article about staying organized, but it struck a chord with me for other applications, too.
In 2012, I will Always Be Clearing....clutter
from my house, my desk, and my library office (which is currently a dumping ground for all manner of "do-later" problems).
In 2012, I will Always Be Clearing...my mind of distractions that take me off task.
I love twitter and my network of library and teacher friends, but lately I feel myself getting tempted by every cool reading challenge and collaborative project proposed. I have to be careful to keep my focus on what's right for my own school and our students. What will I take on?
World Read Aloud day - YES
Poetry Month - YES
Reading every Caldecott book (via @LibLaura) - MAYBE
Reading every Newberry book - (via @mrschureads) NO, or at least not now...
In 2012, I will Always Be Clearing....my calendar
to spend time with my children.
They are in grades 4 and 6 and still love games, cards, and being read to. Who knows how long this will last!
So now, I'm off to de-clutter, meditate, and chill with the kiddos.
Happy New Year, all!
Images:
Spykster, . Clutter. 2011. Flickr: Spykster. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. .
Incurable_hippie, . Misc. Playing cards. 2008. Flickr: Inclurable_hippie. Web. 8 Jan. 2012..
Toolstop, . Focus. 2010. Flickr: Toolstop. Web. 8 Jan. 2012..
Incurable_hippie, . Misc. Playing cards. 2008. Flickr: Inclurable_hippie. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.
Toolstop, . Focus. 2010. Flickr: Toolstop. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.
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